Environmental Audits of Friendliness toward Physical Activity in Three Income Levels

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-307

  Taylor, Wendell C ^a   Franzini, Luisa ^a   Olvera, Norma ^b   Poston, Walker S Carlos ^c   Lin, Ge ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deprivation amplification; Environmental characteristics; Income levels; Physical activity; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863781111     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9663-5     Document Type: Article

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